The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Parasitic Leech Pterobdella arugamensis (Annelida: Piscicolidae) from Malaysia and Phylogenetic Insights within Subclass Hirudinea

Siti Zafirah  Ghazali; Nor Ainsyafikah Madiran; Nur Athirah  Zaidi; Norshida  Ismail; Siti Nur Nadhirah  Mohamad Zamri; Ming Gan Han; Ahmad Syazni  Kamarudin

doi:10.55230/mabjournal.v55i3.3577

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Siti Zafirah Ghazali International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Nor Ainsyafikah Madiran School of Animal Science, Aquatic Science and Environment, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Besut Campus, 22200, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nur Athirah Zaidi School of Animal Science, Aquatic Science and Environment, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Besut Campus, 22200, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Norshida Ismail School of Animal Science, Aquatic Science and Environment, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Besut Campus, 22200, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8178-2726
Siti Nur Nadhirah Mohamad Zamri School of Animal Science, Aquatic Science and Environment, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Besut Campus, 22200, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Ming Gan Han Patriot Biotech Sdn. Bhd., Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia
Ahmad Syazni Kamarudin
ahmadsyazni@unisza.edu.my
School of Animal Science, Aquatic Science and Environment, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Besut Campus, 22200, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-2974

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mitochondrial genome, marine leech, Pterodella arugamensis, Piscicolidae

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